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Old Aug 14, 2018, 08:28 AM
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OK, I'm pretty sure now I'm definitely having hypomania. My husband told me this morning he's been noticing things for the last too weeks, especially my interrupting other people while talking more & more (and it's been harder to listen to people and not keep interrupting them while talking), sentences trailing off and then changing topics abruptly, confusing the person I'm talking to, talking rapidly, slurring words, and wording sentences strangely (which is because I forget the word I'm looking for, usually some very common word).

I've just been feeling better & better, getting more productive, running longer distances (11 miles this morning), losing weight as a consequence. My sleep is around 6 hr. a night, so not super horrible, but it could be better.

My husband told me to call my pdoc, and I listened to him because generally once family members start noticing, I really need to call before full-blown mania hits. I left a message at the front office for my pdoc to call me. I'm not sure when he'll call back. Sometimes, he responds in the morning, other times not until 5 PM or just after.

So we'll see. I hate to lose this energy, but the racing thoughts are getting bad. I'm forgetting tasks in the middle of them. I will put all the dirty laundry in the washing machine, add the detergent, then leave, forgetting to start it or think of something I need to do, then start on that immediately or forget it completely.

The pdoc did up my Adderall, but that was just last week, and if my husband saw it 2 weeks ago, I'm not sure if that is the culprit. I'm also on some Wellbutrin too; I haven't been on it long, but maybe over 2 weeks, I'm not sure. I've thought about stopping the Wellbutrin cold turkey, but I've read there can be withdrawals and you might need to taper, or it could be the pdoc will suspect the Adderall or adjust dosages on stuff. We'll see.
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